The start of a new year is a great time to reflect on what went well for your family this past year and what could be even better going forward. It’s a great time to make resolutions that will keep your family strong and thriving. But it’s important to start with knowledge about the qualities…
Whatever your family’s beliefs and traditions, how can you respond to your child’s hard-to-answer questions? Most of us probably have found ourselves speechless in the face of a child’s impossible question about religious or spiritual concepts. (Marti & Erin certainly have and they share a few examples in this week’s show!) But what does…
If a new survey is to be believed, Twin Cities kids are bratty on one side of the river and ratty on the other. Bundle.com ranked Minneapolis fourth in the nation (behind Manhattan, Brooklyn and Miami) in “spoiling” children, while St. Paul ranked second-to-last (“leading” only Madison, Wis.) in spending on kids. The study tracked…
You probably have heard Marti & Erin talk many times about the “3 Cs” that are so important to children’s learning and development: connection, competence and contribution. This week’s guest, Dr. Jenny Friedman, is devoting her life to helping families like yours find simple but powerful ways to engage children in the 3 Cs, with…
This week’s news has been filled with images of Osama Bin Laden, the assault on his hideaway, and flashbacks to the attacks on the World Trade Center 10 years ago. But how do children of different ages perceive what they see and hear? And how should parents protect or guide their children in making sense…
